10:28 PM,
Oct. 6, 2013

Written by

Alex Campbell and Robert King

Ahead of the fast-approaching 2014 session, Indiana lawmakers are considering ways to bolster health and safety in some unlicensed day cares - those that receive taxpayer money.

Laws proposed in a Statehouse child care study committee would require those day care operators to undergo training, or ensure that there are enough staffers to adequately look after the number of children in their care.

One proposal even would go so far as to limit the federal funds, which are provided as vouchers for low-income parents, to licensed day cares. ...